The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-19 00:00:00

)lONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday com[rised an influx of £lO,OOO in bar gold, and the Withdrawal of 73,000 sovereigns for Alexandria. During the last few days there has been very little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets. Sugar, however; has fully main tained previous prices. Coffee, on the other hand, has slightly declined, while full rates have been O btained for tea, coffee, and cocoa. In rice, fruit, an d saltpetre, the dealings have been too limited to materially tallow effect quotations, while business in the market has been duil, and prices for both Present and forward delivery have shown a down- Ward tendency. At the genera l meet i ngo f t h e B an k o f Q ueens land, held to-day, the directors proposed that a dividend o f is. 6d. per share free of income tax be declared. T he Prospectus of the Independent Fire Insurance Company (Limited) is issued to-day, with a pro- Posed capital of one million sterling, in 40,000 Shares of £25 each ; £1 per share to be paid on a pplication, and £1 103. per share on allotment; the calls, not exceeding £1 per share, to be made at intervals of not less than three months. The flames of the gentlemen forming the board of direc tors will be recognised, and inspire confidence in the project, and the more so as it is announced that t he names of several influential gentlemen of Liver- Peel and Manchester will be added to the direction at ° nee- The company point out the safe and remunera tive nature of fire insurance business, and the certain i mpetus which will be given to it now that it is in the contemplation of Government to give a partial remission of duty only to the insurance of stock in trade. The directors of this company propose to el!evv upon payment for every policy, and after- Wards at each renewal, an immediate drawback, Which, in many instances, will amount to a total extinction of the entire duty. The increased value of the shares of offices established during the past 2 0 years ranges from 80 to 200 per cent., and hence they are of opinion that, added to the favourable opportunity which now presents itself, there is a Vast field for the operations of such a company, and that the result will be of the most satisfactory na ture to the public and to all interested in the pro ject in a pecuniary point of view. Two o'CLocK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 65c. There has been little business in progress in the English department of the Stock Exchange to-day. Prices, however, have been moved in a more favour able direction, and an improvement of 1.16 per ,s aent. is esta bli s h e d i n t h e F un d s . Speculation in liank and Miscellaneous Shares, however, is not 110 7 so rampant as recently, monetary affairs ope rating very unfavourab.y. Consols for money are 911- I, and for the account 910 0. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 s ; Annuities, 1885,14 2 ; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 58. die.; India per Cents., 1041 1058; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 103 1 1041 ; and the Bonds, 108. to ss. die. There is not much activity in the Foreign Market, and prices aro generally steady. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 a ; do., Clnsolides, 520 g ; Mexican 46 2 - 47 Greek, 247, 25 ; Spanish Passive, 34/ ' ' r, ; do., Cert ificates, 121 ; Portuguese, 49k ; and the Confederate Loan, 541 55. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been limited, but in one or two instances a slight I mprovement has taken place in prices. Great astern and Brighton have improved 55.; and South Western and Midland, 10s. The Foreign and ColoniAl lines exhibit little change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in less request, and at slightly reduced rates. Imperial have declined to 391 40; London and Northern to 23 1 4; London Joint Stock to 451; Hudson's Bay Co. to 190 B ; International Financial to 1 , y ; and London Financial to 261-. Subjoined are the several quotations of some of the principal new undertakings—Millwall Iron Works, 2 I- prem. ; Imperial Bank of China, 31 31 prem.; City Offices, 11 21- prem. ; Credit Foncier, 51 61 prem.; Credit Mobilier, 41 prem.; Thames Iron, 31 41 prem, ; Imperial Financial, 41 5 prem. ; Real Property, 1 2 prem.; Telegraph Construction, 1 4 prem. ; International Land Credit, 21 -I, prem. ; Sabloniere Hotel, 21, prem. ; and Continental Union GA N 21 4 prem. FORBIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. $ Per Cent. Consols ........... 91i a Ditto Account, May 5 .............. 91 8 i t New Cent. Reduced .................. 89t Ne w 3 per Cent B9 - ,e ri ve' 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891... nuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs expire sth April, 1885. Hi u z b e to (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. n e q u er Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 10 5 die 4 - 41 `,0 £SOO oitto £lOO and £2OO fil lk England Stk, 4i per Ct 240 38 1-11tto Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. "(ha Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 -- 3) ltto 5 per Cent. July, 187 U ( )At° Account Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 .............. Do Certificates Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent.... • - Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1031 11 bitzo eq per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 _ . 10 5 Ditt o iiOiadsEl.ooo Ditto under £l,OOO BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent........ — Ditto 4 3 / 4 per Cent. , 1 852-68-60 Ditto 1 863 — Buenos Avres 6 per Cent — Ditto, £lOO Bonds — (Jhilian 6 per Cent. b •-". 811 Ditto 41 pei Cent Colombian 6 per Cent — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per' 100 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824 - 6 , ex-Coupme — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account — Italian O.per Cent.(Maremmana Railway ; 74f Mexican 3 per Cent I Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent - New Granada Ditto Account Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account.... „ iiitto 3 per Cent. (Urib arren ) — Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 .„ bate Acc0unt........ r ortuguese 3 per Cent.„lBs3 Ditto Account ................... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, ' 7 5' 95 '6O, 62,'3 .., 4 , 1 Ditto Account ................... . • vt ~ Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid .Pm A tu.ssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 ............. .... Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sar dinian 6 per Cent ........ 881 oi 8 ........ 8 Ditto Account P;; . /lish 3 per Cent = u itto .Account •••• Ditto 1\ Tew Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Pabmve .... ~, D itto Account . 'Pardsb. Cert. of Coup not funded D itto Account I,;°dish, 4 per Ce n t. ilish 6 per Cent. 1854: — Ditto Account tto Ditto 6 per Cent. 185 8 4 .. piAccount I)itto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto A e • t D .. 7 11 k i '-to £loo' Bonds 7 ll n ., Di :to 1863 Ne e i tto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..... Ditto 3 p er C en t. ........ 5., •••.. • • 41itto Account bi tt o 0 6 per Cent., 1862 t Acc.aunt .................. Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Loud at A ustrian ; 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. D e r;s an 41 per Cent., Ex. 25 f... IV" 21 pet- Cent., Ex. 12 Gail — tut) 4 per Cent. Certificate d lOOl It b ! tt° Ace( bunt 1 i 3 4., 5 Per' Cent., 1861, E 5.25 francs — ?, I tte Ace° unt ......... peituoutette, per Cent., Ex. 25f — 111.7.1 gua Doihr Bonds, 4/ per Ct. Ex. is. 9: WO O'CLOCK. , ts 1 1 1 8 4 ° , 14 Move. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. ;hare,' Closing Business Railways. Paid. p r i ce . I done. I 8 ei 1 Bir„ Wol„ and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat„anciMid.o) Bristol and Exeter 1 Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall . . D o A A gets no div Do. B 1 till 6/3 e.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin Az Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. 'Edinburgh Sz Glasgow.' i Glakg. and S. Western.l Great Eastern, Ord. stk ' 8i 9 83 15 118 119 7i 35 37 16 17 90 92 101 W 6 41 7i Ditto A sto'ck.. 66 76 Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthol Scotland Great Northern...—. • • Do A stock Do t 3 do Gt. S. an I W. of Irelan , Great Western ..... • • • Do Str Val g - ua. stock Lancashae & I orkshiry London and B lackwat Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., arid Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares Metropolitan Midland Do New 130 131 130 :3 7 a 131 1.•3 91 93 65/ 652 1(91 110 87 CO 102 103 43i 446 1101 111 90 'CO 54i b 54 1151 114 1311 132 a! Do Bir ming. & Derby bid. Gt. W. of Ireland] Do. shares Mid Kurt ..........••• Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, Sr Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwioi . Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoci, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welo1►poo! Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok. Stockton Darlington Do Do New, 186 i, Taff Vale.. .• ....... Do B Do C Ulster Do I Do I Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford dt Kilkenny West Cornwall. W. Hartlepool Har.Szß. , West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 101 113 51 62 24, '451 991 109} 56 67 884 89 128 131 1 2i p 78 79 1( 11} 121 123 41 43 98 100 53 64 83 35 90i 91 101 103 sP 38 4 91 10 8 Bi p 165 170 5 7 3 E p 91 96 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. hare 100 zik dailwayo Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&Cent Inc Gu. !per cent... Pax'. all 1,..a) Do. N - ew . Do. E. 5hare5......... Buffalo and Late Huron Do. Preference ...... Buflalo,Brant o tGodricli p. ot. bds. Aug. 1,1 s? Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. Juue 1, l?' eleutta.&S.Eastu. Cape Town (13 Dock Scri, Eastn. Belify,al gu. b p. ,East gu. 5 p. c. I Do. do. G Ext..... Closing nqoe. 59 61 1021 104 100 100 100 100 100 3tock iteck 4tock 4took stook Do. do. H do. .. Grand trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. no. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P. ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...." Gt.lndia.renia.gua..sp.o stook stock stock stock Do. New aua. - 5 p. 6... ; to, k stock Januiry, 1562 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Cit. W. of Canada Shareb Do. New .. Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. . I Indian Branch Limited !Madras. guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 41 p. 0. Extension) Dc.44 Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. s p. o. Buds., Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. C. Mortg. Bds. NewßruEswick s Cand4 Class A and B. N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist t bds 60inde ........ • • Do. Delhi.. q. Do. do •• •.• Fv" 80. Punjaub .. •• all 100 (100 1 100 P i P 6 64 9 10 lot 103 92 101 104 105 1041 /05i P 6 1F 20 21 73 15 60 63 63 65 51 53 48 50 40 ft 26 2S 23 e 6 10t 105 103 104 101 10f 10} 9f 6 93 94 82 84 IP 10. )03 95 97 91 93 57 53 Do. Du. Do. Indus. St. Flo. Business don 106 10if 5 151 1031 4 3 6 82 b 4 1031 IC4i 104 103 i IP 102 i lu3i 98 98 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ..,an.Gov. 8 p.c.d a tt.J uly 1877-81 ..--- 100 102 104 103} 3 Do. I p.c. Feb.& Aug 100 101 it 3 Do. 6p. c. Alan & Sept 100 01 103 Do. Ip. o. Jan.&July 10i 69 01 901 } Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 Cape G-.llope, 8 p 0,1873 100 06 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 1891 100 111 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 12 114 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 09 111 -- N.8.G0v.6 p.m.) a.3..Ju1) 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p z.,18. , 100 991 1001 Du. sp. e.,18i1 to E;( 100 99 BD Do. d0.,1888 &upwd. , 100 99 100 19i New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. O. steriing, 1875 lOO 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO b. Aus G6p,0,1878,3; up lOO 10 112 Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - -. Do, io 6 u.o. AndzOot.. 100 108: 109 BRITISH MINES. 2 i Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 11 Id kllflord Amalgamated.. 331 1141 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist., 1 55 0 660 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 07 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd. —•— - ' d East Caradon ...... .... 1.14. t, 30 31 301 4 4 East Carn Brea.... .. . 3.4.0 7} 7 1 7 1 E. WlRussel (Tavistk:) 8.9.0 31 4} Gam.&SLAubyn(Gwen , 58; 9 10 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 3 31 G. Wheal Vor (Ifelston 40 35 35 Grenville... 6.16. t 10} 101 101 1 Herf..d's-Foot B.lO A 5 37 -- I lingaton Downs 4 . 18 .0 34 4 Lady Bertha Margaret (Guy Lelact oh 18 20 Al arke Valley.. 6 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim , 2A 1} 1 d New Setun llll 85 95 • North Downs 2l 11 2 - N.Wh'i Basset(lllo4au 3.1.0 2 21 North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (6t. Blazey Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 1} 450 470 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — -- - ~ Wheal. Iran. (Illogan 18.18.9 40 50 Stray Park 30.17.6 31 03 Parnar Silv.& Lead Min. - - L in Crort 9 )8 19 %Vest Basset (Illogan) l} 10 11 W Cf radon (Liskeard, 5 19 21 West Seton Whet?' Basset (Mogan , 5/ 85 90 Wheal Buller(itedruth) 10 35 40 Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - WhealLud , ott W heal 3laryAnn (Men ) 8 13 14 Wheal Seton , 581 200 205 Wheal TrelaWhey (Lis ); 7 20 24 - Wheal Union I 3.17 I 2} 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. North British 5 per cent., 107# North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 9i LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 951 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Sambre and Meuse, 81 San Faulo (Um.), gua. 7 per cent., 7i 8 FOREIGN MINES. Yudanamutana of S. Australia, lira., 3 * Alliance aim.), 53 Anglo Austrian, 71 1 Anglo-Italian, limited, 611} Bank of Egypt, 291 1 British dud Californian, lira., 71 64 Consolidated Bang, lira., 111 Continental, lira., 174 East:London, lira., 9 81 English and Irish, lira., 181 191 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 European Bank, Um., 131 4 13 Hindustan, uhina, and Japan (lim.), 351 Imperial Bank (11m.), 401 40 Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 25 Imperial Ottoman, 201 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 41 4 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 2: London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 6 London and Colonial (lira.), 161 London and County, 651 51 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch Jim., 201 1 London Joint Stock, 451 London and Northern, lira., 231 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., ln 19 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira.,' 30} Mexican, lira., 7. 1 Oriental Bank Corporation. 68:7 s c inde, Punjab, and Delhi, lim., 12 South E.stern, 4 4 U n ion of London, 52 I .i 2 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Contract Corporation, lira., 5/ Credit Mobi ier, 9 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 1161 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 51 Financial Corporation, 51 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 9; 10 Hudson's Bay, 194 e„ Australian mot. Land and Finance, riterlin Water Works, Um., 81 Credit Fourier, 1.1 Discount Corporation, 114 Imperial Financial, lint. 101 91 International Financial -ociety, lira., Joint Stock Discount, lira., 71 Land Securities, I.m, 41 1 London. Financial Association, lira., 261 Ditto, new, 16 London Provinclal Marine, National Discount Company, lim., 131 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lint., 11 Ottoman Financi ii A saociat.on, lira., 51 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 501 Rhymney Iron, 2ji Peel River Laud and Mineral, 45 Societe Fina• ciere d' ti:gypte. lira., 51 1T ring (Insurance), lint., 7 45 10 et St 50 20 1, 9.16.4 461 7i 67 toli 21 94 1101 1 i 998/ 9i 115} 131} 130 f f 100 all all all all 100 ' 100 100 16.13.4 .. , :~. THh SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1864. POLICE INTELLIGENCE — Thin Day, MARLBOROUGH -STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—Dr. Thomas Napper, of the Bridge HOMO Hotel, London-bridge, for merly in practice at Dorking, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr. Ferdinand Philip Fisher Stronsberg, gentleman, of 126, Jermyn-street. Mr. Lawis, of Ely-place, appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. Smyth, of Rochester terrace, for the defence. Mr. Lewis having opened the case at some length, said that if he satisfied his worship that the defendant had been guilty of a violent assault with a weapon like that pro duced (a thick stick), he should ask that the defend: at be committed to a higher tribunal, as bail would not be suf ficient, the defendant having been waiting about the street in which the complainant resided for several days for the purpose of assaulting him. Mr Ferdinand Philip Fisher Stronsberg said—l reside at No. 126, Jermyn-street. Yesterday I went to the Vine street station, as I have been in the habit of doing daily, for the assistance of a constable, as the defendant has been daily waiting for me till 9 o'clock at night to take my lite, I found the defendant waiting at my door when I walked up, the constable following me. Directly he saw me he struck at me with the thick stick produced, saying, " Now I will kill you." He was going to strike me again, when the constable pounced upon him, and took him into custody. I was struck on the arm. I then accompanied the defendant and the constable to the station. At the station there was great difficulty in keeping the defendant quiet, as he swore he would have my life, that he would shoot me if I did not make private terms with him. The inspector told the de fendant not to use such language. I knew the defendant had been waiting for me, and I avoided him. It has been going on for five or six days, and during that time I have deemed it necessary to have the'assistance of the police. _ . By Mr, Smyth—l live at 126, Jermyn-street. I slept there last night. I decline say whether I am living with the defendant's flaughter—l refuse to say so. Am I obliged to do so. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You know what refusing to answer the question leads one to infer—that you are doing so, and are ashamed to answer. You do not seem to perceive that, but I do. Cross-examination continued—l get my living by busi ness—by introductions—railways, At present I am a bankrupt. The defendant's wife did not keep me out of her income, and never did. His daughters have not both had children by me—nor one of them either. I cannot answer that the defendant has been endeavouring to trace his wife. He tries to get money of me. I will swear he used the words " private terms." I kno.v nothing of the defendant's inquiries. I shall not say whether I have been tried and convicted. I have not been as many as three times tried and convicted for fraud. I was indicted for obtaining a lease by fraud, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. I was never indicted for keeping a brothel. I have kept a house in the Waterloo road, The blow I received was not a severe one, My arm was bruised. lam not aware the landlady of the house, Mrs. Snow, promised to give the defendant his wife's ad dress. I did not touch the defendant and say to the con stable " This is the man." By Mr. Lewis—l believe the defendant intends to kill me. Mr. Smyth—A warrant was issued against Dr. Napper, and the complainant never appeared. Mr. Lewis—And then a warrant was taken out against Mr. Stronsberg for abduction, and after the matter had been investigated by Mr. Selfe he discharged Mr. Strons berg. John Tippett, 96 C, after corroborating the complainant in some particulars said, "I heard the defendant make use of threatening language towards the complainant, both in the street and at the station, and as the defendant threatened to shoot the complainant and was violent, I searched him, thinking he might have a pistol secreted about him. By Mr Smyth—Complainant did not touch the defend ant. He said, "This is the man." When the defendant struck the complainant he said, " This is the villain, and I'll be hung for him," Defendant said the complainant had taken his two daughters away and seduced them, but did not say they had had children by him, He said his daughters and wife lived with the complainant. Mr. Snow, butcher, of 126, Jermyn•sfreet, landlord of the house, also spoke of defendant's violence at different times at his house, and said—On one occasion the defendant said, "I wilt sacrifice my own life and murder the others," meaning the complainant for one of them. By Mr. Smyth—Complainant has been with me for years and sleeps in the house when he likes. lam not aware that my wife has told Dr. Napper that she would get him his wife's address. Mr. Smyth said there could be no doubt an assault in law had been committed, but the question was under what provocation. The complainant, when asked whether the defendant's wife and daughter were with him, declined to answer the question. The complainant had been charged with abduction, and on legal grounds dismissed. The defendant, his client, was formerly in practice at Dorking, and had had his peace of mind destroyed by the com plainant taking away his two daughters, and not only had they left their father, but by some kind of infatuation their mother had gone away too. The defendant had done all he could to obtain legal possession of his daughters, and to find out where they were residing. As far as Mrs. Mapper was concerned, he (Mr. Smyth) did not impute anything wrong. Although he (Mr. Smyth) could not deny that an assault had been committed, still there had been great provocation given for it. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l have no doubt the defense set up is pretty true, and that the defendant has received deep and bitter injuries from the complainant. It is not a case for the sessions, but one in which I shall require the defendant to enter into two sureties of ZOO each for six months; and in requiring the defendant to find sureties, I do so for his own sake, as much as for that of the complainant. MLIIKETS--This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 3s to £1 10s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND: —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4los Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 33 to £1 10s per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4103 ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 3s to £1 les per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA.—A fair business 17as been done in most kinds, and prices are well supported. SUGAR.—The demand for raw sugar has been steady, although the high rates demanded by holders have in some measure checked operations. In the refined market full prices are obtained for dried goods. COFFEE —There has been a moderate inquiry for colo nial. Plantation Ceylon, however, has slightly given way. Other descriptions are without change as regards values. RICE.—A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in rice, at about previous quotations. SALTPETRE. —The demand has been inactive, and quota tions have exhibited little change of importance. TALLow.—Business has been dull, and prices have ex hibited less buoyancy, New P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40s 9d, and last three months' delivery 41s per cwt. ---. COAL MARKET. Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market. s. d. Cowpen Hartley 16 6 Hastings Hartley l6 6 fanfield Moor 14 6 Holywell 17 6 Walls End. Tunstall South Hartlepool...... 19 0 K elloe Riddell 18 3 Tiaswell ........20 6 Harton 18 3 Braddyll'a Hetton 19 3 It, 24 ; sold, 23. Walls End. Hetton 2O 6 East Hartlepool 20 0 Ships at market Horrible Murder near Edinburgh. On Saturday morning a horrible murder was pepretated at the village of Ratho, about eight miles west of Edinburgh. The murderer was a labourer named Bryce, and his victim was a young woman named Seton, a domestic servant in the em ployment of Mr. Robert Tod, the well-known Leith grain merchant, who resides in the outskirts of Ratho. It seems that Bryce had been courting another of Mr. Tod's servants, and that the mur. dered woman had passed some disparaging remarks on him to his sweetheart, which, apparently, exasperated him at her. On Saturday morn ing, about half-past seven o'clock, he called at Mr. Tod's house, and asked if Seton was in. On finding that she was in the nursery he went to her, threw her down, and attempted to strangle her. Mrs. Tod heard the girl scream, and, seizing an umbrella, she dealt the fellow a number of heavy blows on the head and hands, and compelled him to quit his hold. The girl sprang to her feet and fled down the valley to the house of Mr. Binnie, a joiner. She was closely pursued by her blood thirsty assailant, who overtook her at Binnie's door, knocked her to the ground, and drawing a razor from his pocket dashed it across her neck, cutting her throat from ear to ear. The poor girl died almost instantly. The murderer immediately made off, but was pursued, and when he saw that his cap ture was inevitable, he endeavoured to cut his own throat, but only succeeded in making a slight wound. He was taken into custody, and in the afternoon was lodged in Edinburgh gaol to await his trial. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.--Aluoug the mode Madame Tussaud's historical gallery is one of Genera Garibaldi, attired in military costume, similar to that worn by him on the field of battle. The likeness is considered to be most accurate, and we doubt not but that every ad mirer of the hero will pay an early visit to the popular ~,i,;hifinn in Baker-street. SHAKSPERE TERCENTENARY. A meeting of the bankers and merchants of the City of London was held yesterday in the long parlour of the Man sion House, for the purpose of hearing addresses from the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., and Mr. W. Tite, M.P., relative to the proposed Shakeperian monument. The Lord Mayor presided ; and amongst others present were the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., Mr. W. Tite, M.P., Mr. Lovell Reid (master of the Girdlers' Company), the Rev. J. M. Jephson, the Rev. W. Kirby, Mr. Sheriff Nissen, Mr. Alderman Besley, Mr. Deputy Elliott. Professor T. L. Donaldson, Messrs. J. H. Couoh, Fielgeass, G. Cor nell, &a. The LORD MAYOR, in opening the proceedings, said that at the request of several influential gentlemen of the City of London and others of the West-end connected with the movement of the tercentenary of the immortal Slick spere he had called the present meeting at the Mansion House in order that gentlemen connected with the City might have an opportunity of furthering the efforts which had already been made for the purpose of raising a suitable memorial in commemoration of the great dramatist. 31r. COWPER, M. P., having thanked the Lord Mayor for convening the meeting, proceeded to say that recent events made it patent to everybody's mind that one of the great characteristics of the present age was to pay honour, respect, and reverence to all those who had laboured to benefit mankind and to elevate the general feeling of their day. Although they had during the past few days paid such an infinite amount of homage and respect to that great Italian patriot who came amongst them as a great sample of disinterested patriotism, they did not feel any the less towards Englishmen who had done much for their nation. The present was a most favourable opportunity of showing the degree of respect with which Shakspere was held in their hearts, and the gratitude they felt for the great services which he had done to this country ; and all classes joined in expressing their opinion that this op portunity of showing their feeling to the greatest of England's writers should not be allowed to pass. The working men had shown their desire in a remarkable manner to join in this great movement, a certain society, representing upwards of 90,000 of that class, having ex pressed their desire to show how strong they felt upon the subject by holding a great open •air demonstration. A great deal of talk had been used in discussing various propositions, and they had now come to the practical point of considering what could be done with a view to erecting in the metropolis a monument which should hand down to posterity the feel ing of gratitude which mankind now entertained for the writings of Shakspere. He had been called upon rather late in the day, with a few friends, to endeavour to give a practical turn to the subject, and to consider how they could best erect a statue of Shakspere in the metropolis, with such decorations as the art of the present day could supply, which would ho an honour both to the country and to the name of the man they sought to celebrate. They knew that around that centre of the metropolis there werenumber less persons who were always ready to respond to the call of the chief magistrate of the City whenever he proposed to them to join any good work, and to give their support, which the City of London was always ready to give to any movement in honour of its country. (Hear, hear.) When the matter was fairly brought before the wealthy citizens of London he felt assured that it would be immediately taken up by them, and that they would show themselves amongst those who desired to cultivate intellectual works. The scheme which had been proposed was one for placing a statue in one of the chief thoroughfares of the metropolis, and after considering various sites they had come to the conclusion that an open space near Piccadilly would afford a very admirable position for a handsome structure. It was proposed that the statue should be adorned with all the art and skill which could be commanded, and that it should be placed at the side of Piccadilly on the borders of the Green Park, where it would be seen from both the parks as well as from one of the great thorough fares. Funds had been raised sufficient to erect an ordinary statue, but the question now was whether it should be one worthy of the occasion, or one which all would after wards deplore. He was convinced that when the matter was brought before the wealthy inhabitants of the City they would find no difficulty in raising funds for the purpose of raising a memorial worthy of the City and the man whom they wished to commemorate. They gave their guarantee that the design of the statute and the canopy under which it was to stand would be open to competition, and that con sequently there would be no favouritism or partiality what ever. Judges would be appointed, and every effort made to secure a work worthy of the occasion and of the present day, and ho hoped that by April 23 the committee would have every arrangement made, and the work would be so far advanced as to form a suitable and appropriate way of celebrating the occasion. He might here state that the executive committee had undertaken their duties with ex clusive reference to the statue, and all the money which they had received would be devoted to the purpose of erect ing a memorial which should be a permanent honour and an evidence of the feeling of the people of the present day towards William Shakspere. " Mr, TITE M.P., expressed his obligation to the chair man for the manner ia which he had received the sugges tions of the committee, remarking that there were various suggestions as to the class of memorial which should be erected, amongst which was one for erecting a monument in the snape of a theatre, but it had been resolved that it should consist of a bronze statue enshrined in a small building, of which they had already excellent examples in that of the Prince Consort in London and that of Sir Walter Scott in Edinburgh. They had already received between £2,000 and £3,000, but they wanted to increase that amount to a considerable sum. It had been said that a great deal was being done at Stratford-upon-Avon , With that, however, they had nothing to do. Bat whilst wish ing that work every success he thought it would be be coming of the metropolis to have a monument in honour of so great a man. It was unnecessary to occupy the time of the meeting with declarations that a monument was desirable, for that might be taken as conceded on all hands; and it was, therefore, only desirable that they should obtain from the citizens of London all the assistance which they could render towards forwarding that really national work. He hoped some gentleman would move the appointment of a committee for that purpose, and he had no doubt they would soon have the means of erecting something which would be both creditable to the metropolis and to the great man they were about to honour. Mr. DILLON said it was needless for him to make any remarks, but in moving the resolution which had been placed in his hands he would simply say of Slaakspere—as had been prophesied in his own time, " that he was not for an age, but for all time." He concluded by moving a reso lution to the effect that the following gentlemen, with power to add to their number, be appointed a committee for the purpose of airing in raising subscriptions for erecting the Elliott, Mr. W. Tito, M.P., statue:—Sheriffs Nissen and C ave, A ld ermen B es , e y, De putythe Rev. W. Kirby, Messrs. Br ewer C ous i n s, Dillon, Hill, E. H. Lawrence, and Dr. Reid, The motion was seconded by M th r. e sihteevri.a.D. Nissen, i M es o en r:im an er, and after a few remarks from Air. Field, carried unanimously. The proceedings were then brought to a close with a vote of thanks to the chairman. The Ocean Mail Service. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.—The Royal Mail Company's s t eams hip Atrato, Captain F. Woolley, sailed hence to - day with the West India and Pacific ma il s an d 103 passengers, among whom are Chief Justice Sharpe, Capt. Wise, Lieut. Cooper, and Surgeon M'Dermott for Barbadoes. She takes out £13,880 in specie (of which £10,200 is silver and £3OO gold coin from France), English jewelry value £2,215, French jewelry value L3,Slin ---) and a full cargo of British and foreign merchandise. Advises from Bremen have been received by the agents of the North German Lloyd at this port stating that the Hansa steamer, which arrived at Cowes last Thursday morning from New York, on her way to Bremen, arrived off Wangenrooge, at the mouth of the river Weser, at 7 o'clock on Friday evening, when she was brought to by some shots fired from the Danish frigate Niels Juel, which was cruising . in the Ch annel some ti m e since looking after German vessels. Capt. von ;Santee imme diately stopped his ship, and sent off a boat to the frigate, with the chief officer of the Hansa and the ship's papers. The papers having been examined by the captain of the Niels Juel, they were returned to the chief officer, and the steamer was allowed to proceed on to Bremen. It will be remembered that the Hansa and the other steamers of the North German Lloyd running between Bremen, Southamp ton, and New York were some time since transferred to the Russian flag. Some interesting data, illustrative of the con tinued improvements making in the construction of marine engines, to accomplish the great desideratum of combining a high rate of speed with economy in the consumption of fuel, is afforded by the first voyage to and from Alexandria of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's last new screw steamer the Baroda, which arrived here on Saturday night. The actual steaming time of the Baroda outwards was as follows •—Southampton to Gibraltar, 94i hours ; Gibraltar to Malta, 81± hours; Malta to Alexandria, 681 hours— total, 2431 hours. Homewards--Alexandria to Malta, 761 hours ; Malta to Gibraltar, 86± ; Gibraltar to South ampton, 113—total, 2751 hours. The voyage out and home was therefore accomplished in 519± hours, during which time she consumed 831 tens of coals, and that this marks a great improvement will be seen by a comparison with pas sages made by three other fast steamers of the company's fleet, viz. :—The Delta (paddle) made the voyage out and home in 550 hours, burning 1,395 tons of coals ; the Malta (screw) in 605 hours, burning 1,539 tons; and the Ceylon (term) in 546 hours, burning 1,489 tons. The dietance from Southampton to Gibraltar is 1,151 miles; Gibraltar to Malta, 981 miles; and Malta to Alexandria, 819 miles; being a total of 2,951 miles, or 5,902 for the voyage out and home. The steamship Delhi, Captain J. R. Kellock, sails hence on 'Wednesday, with the Calcutta, China, and Aus tralian mails, and the Bavaria, Captain H. Taube, on the same day, with German and English mails for New York. The America, Captain Wesse.s, is due on Thursday, with mails of the 91h inst from New York. The Germania, Captain Ehlels, which was to leave New York on the 2J, and was expected here last Thursday, has not (six p.m.) been reported. ST. PETERSBURGII, April 16.—The Bank ho reduced to 5 per cent. its discount of three months' bills, and 51 per cent. for those of six months, and UA advances qtl merchandise and securities, GENERAL GARIBALDL The Lord 111syor has just received a telegram from Messina, of which the following is a copy : " April 18. " The Corporation of Messina present their most sincere thanks to the English people for the sp , eadid proofs of affection shown to General Garibaldi, which they accept as solemn testimony of true sympathy towards Italy. " G. GIA.NCEAFORA, the Action Major," The following telegram from the committee of the Working Men's Association in Genoa, has also been received by Signor A. Saffi " Genova, 16 Aprile, 1861. " La commissione permanente, in nome della Assoca ziaziuni Operaje Italiano, ringrazia gli operai d'lnghilterra den' accoGlienza fe.tta al Generale Garibaldi. " SAY'. " ASPRONI. " ASTENGO. " STAMPA." " The permanent committee, in the name of the Italian Associations of Working Men, thanks the working men of England for the reception given to General GArit•aldi. " SAN'. " ASTENG O. " ASPRONI, " STAMPA.." Garibaldi paid his second visit to the Crystal Palace yesterday, to receive addresses from various com mittees of working men. Immediately on the arrival of General Garibaldi he was conducted to a raised dais in front of the Handel Orchestra, where he was received with the most vociferous cheering and waving of hats and handkerchiefs. The receptioU was far more demonstrative than on Saturday last, and after the General had taken his seat two little children advanced towards him, and presented him with bouquets of flowers. The children received kisses in return for their presents, and then, amidst the chorus of the Garibaldian Hymn, the deputations filed beforo the General and presented the ad dresses of which they were the bearers. There was but little attempt at decoration in the vicinity of the orchestra. The Italian colours were displayed at either side of the great organ, and in the front row of the orchestra on either side of the General's chair were ranged a number of the English Legion, the colours of which were carried by Lieutenant Styles. The General received the addresses in him usual kindly manner, and nothing of the illness, under which it is said he is labouring, was at all apparent. His retirement from the Palace was a repetition of the cheering that greeted his entrance. --- Presentation to General Garibaldi. Perhaps one of the most gratifying incidents that took place yesterday, at the Crystal Palace, was the presentation made to General Garibaldi by the Central Horticultural Society of London, of which Mr. George Gordon, Mr. George Glenny, Mr. Samuel Broome, of the Inner Temple Gardens; Mr. Dale, of the Middle Temple Gardens ; Mr. Cole, Mr. J. Crate, Mr. dryness, of Buckingham Palace Gardens ; Mr, Green, Mr. Cunningham, were amongst the leading members. The present con sisted of two massive silver baskets, the one con taining the choicest flowers, and the other the rarest fruit. Each basket bore the following inscrip tion:—" Presented by the Central Horticultural Society of London to General Garibaldi, April 18, 1864," and the appearance each presented, when filled with their beautiful contents, was perfectly unique. The General seemed delighted with the present, and, on the baskets being handed to him, he accepted them evidently with the utmost grati fication. The proceedings, although occupying but a short time, seemed to give more than usual pleasure to the General, and on the deputation retiring, he expressed his warmest thanks to the members of the society for their very chaste and handsome gilt. Rumoured cause of Garibaldi's Departure, (From eh, Morning Post.) It will be learned with some surprise that our Italian visitor, General Garibaldi, is about to leave England to return to his island home at Caprera. The surprise that might be felt will, however, be mush lessened when it is considered that since the General's stay in London he has been subjected to such a degree of excitement, and has been com pelled to undergo an amount of labour which would have tried the constitution of a young and vigorous man, and which it is now discovered has greatly retarded his recovery, if it has not jeopardised his health to a serious extent. Although no fears were entertained up to a late period last week that General Garibaldi would be enabled to visit the North of England, and pay all the visits he had promised to make, which he, in fact, is most anxious to do, his medical advisers now imperatively urge the necessity of retirement and rest. General Garibaldi obeys these requirements reluctantly, as he is deeply impressed with a feel ing of gratitude towards the English nation for the demonstrations made in his honour during the visit to England, with which he has been exceed ingly pleased, and after u few days' stay at the house of Mr. Seely, at Princes-gate, he will bid adieu to the metropolis. Yesterday morning the general took a temporary leave of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Stafford House, whither be did not return at the close of his day' tour, but proceeded to the resi dence of his friend, Mr. Seely. The general will go to Cornwall on Friday next to visit Col. Beard, " Garibaldi's Engliebrcan ;" and, after staying with him for two days, will sail from Plymouth on Mon day, for Caprera, in the Duke of Sutherland's yacht. (From the Morning Advertise , ,;) rly hour Assurances were given to us at an yesterday evening, that there i s no truth in the report of Garibaldi's illness, and t hat it had been got up at the instance of our Government as a pr.'" test for the Italian hero leaving this country sootier than ho intended. The reason assigned for this wish on the part of the Palmerston Cabinet, to get rid of Garibaldi was, that Louis Napoleon had made it a condition to his supporting the views of our Government in the coming Conference, that the ovations which Gari baldi is every where receiving should cease, by gets ting him out of the country. We were unwilling to give credit to the commu nication to this effect made to us ; but at a later hour in the evening we were furnished with evidence in corroboration of the statements so made, which has almost compelled us to change our opinion. • There is one great fact, which, of itself, points in the di rection which we have mentioned, namely, that on the very day we receive our inteligence that Louis Napoleon has agreed through the medium of Lord Clarendon to act in concert with our Govern ment in the Conference on the Danish question, we hear for the first time of Garibaldi's illness, and his consequent determination to quit our shores in a few days. The thing looks at least so suspicious, that the country has a right to demand further information on the subject. (From the Daily News.) The surprising announcement is made that Gari baldi will leave England for Caprera on Friday next. This intelligence will cause general and deep disappointment throughout the North, where he has been impatiently expected, and where the greatest pains have`been taken to procure him a reception worthy of the people. But we believe it sill disap point no one more than it has disappointed the General himself, who came to this country before all things to see the toiling millions—those who be lieved in him when others mocked, and who will remain true to him when some whose voices now swell the roar of public enthusiasm will have re turned to their wonted cynicism. Until within these hours Garibaldi was unaware that his visit was to be cut short. The ground alleged is " ill health.' But the only evidence on this point hi therto produced is a letter from Mr. Fergusson, of King's College, in which he says, " From all I can see, I fear that the General is undertaking much more than is conducive to his health and comfort, and more than a man under his circumstances could stand." We believe every word of this. Our people have no mercy on the General. Some weary with the excitement of town life, others from the provinces, full of vigour and country air, have "gone at him," and the consequence is that he wants a little rest. Bat surely there never was a poorer excuse for spiriting away a popular hero than Mr. Fergusson's letter. It is one that mightbe written concerning hundreds who will be in the City to-day, and who would not be induced by it to withdraw themselves a day from 1 business. If we could suppose that the opinion it expresses had been obtained by solicitation, that circumstance would only make more apparent its insufficiency for the purpose to which it has been turned. Mr. Fergusson does not say that Garibaldi must go home, nor anything like it. what the General wants is a week's repose, such as Mr. Seely gave him at Brook, to the immense advantage of his health. After a proper interval of quiet, he might be allowed to visit a selected few of the municipal towns of the north; be would not then go back feel ing that one of the principal objects of his visit re mained unfulfilled. All this, of course, is said on the assumption that the state of the General's health is really the reaso❑ for cutting short his visit. There may be more serious reasons with which we are un acquainted, "importing Denmark's health and England's too," and we must be prudent. We hays friends to manage, and difficulties to avoid. It is said that some great persons have condescended to be jealous of the husbandman of Caprera. More over, cool heads among us think that the Garibaldi fever has gone far enough. Nobody can tell what may come of a popular excitement so intense as that we now see. One of. the most staid of our Whig con temporaries has said of it, in an unguarded moment, that it is " a turning point in our time." But who wants the time to turn ? Evidently the General is de trop. Then to Caprera with Garibaldi ! (From the Morning Sear.) Yesterday in the Crystal Palace the remark of everyone was that Garibaldi was looking better than he had looked at any previous time since his arrival in England. Professor Partridge's pub lished letter testifies to an opinion somewhat similar, founded upon examination and critical knowledge. Of course the letter from Dr. Fergusson is a piece of advice not given without mature consideration, and which no friend of Garibaldi could urge him to neglect. Bat it only recommends that caution and quiet which we can all readily understand to be absolutely necessary in order that a man, still little better than an invalid, may not overtask his re sources and act regardless of the warnings of nerve end pulse. It does not bind Garibaldi to make a hasty retreat; it does not prescribe an instantaneous voyage Lack to Caprera as an indispensable restora tive. If we argue thus, it is not mere'y because we should deeply regret to find the great northern populations disappointed of a long-expected de light. It is in great measure because of some rea sons which will right'y or wrongly be assigned for a sudden departure of Garibaldi. No one who mixed for five minutes in any group of per sons in London last evening can fail to under stand our allusion. The story was in every mouth, and it would be idle to affect any reticence on the subject. People asserted that a pressure had been brought to bear by the French Government, and that the English Ministry, desirous to remove all cause of ill-feeling from the mind of an ally, had made a direct and personal appeal to Garibaldi to induce him to ctit short his visit and leave the country. Any one who has time or inclination to read through the Paris correspondences of some foreign journals will find if often asserted of late that during Lord Clarendon's mission to Paris cer tain concessions were asked of the English Go vernment, in the name of good feeling and cordial alliance. The rumour pervading London yesterday asserted that one of these concessions was to be made by inducing Garibaldi to cut short his visit, and leave England. We should be reluctant, indeed,to believe that any part of such a statement could be true. Nothing could be more ignoble on the part of either Government than such conduct as this re port imputes. That the French Government could have had the weakness, the want of dignity, the want of common self respect to make such a request of our representative in Paris seems almost to sur pass belief. That our Government could have condescended to listen to such a request, and to act upon it ought to appear far less worthy of credit. Yet we have heard the statement vouched for as well foundsd by those whose authority removes any report sanc tioned by them quite out of the range of the com mon every-day canard. On the other hand, it is only fair to state that we have received assurances from some whose authority is likewise entitled to credit that Garibaldi has not been influenced in any way by the British Government. For the credit of England one would hope that this latter may prove the correct statement. By whomsoever Garibaldi ' is advised to quit the country, so soon we sincerely trust that the English Government has had nothing to do with his resolution. The advice coming from others might have been influenced by just, honour able, and disinterested considerations; but no word coming from the English Government which tended to shorten the stay of our illustrious guest could be aught but dishonourable to them and insulting to the English people. Deeply as it would grieve all Englishmea to hear that Garibaldi felt coin 'palled by the condition of his health to shorten his stay among us, it would grieve them still more to know that one of the most welcome and honoured guests in England ever received had been virtually compelled to withdraw from among us at the bid ding of a foreign Government. Several Fires and Great Loss of Property, Yesterday morning, shortly before three o'clock, the neighbourhood of Bunhill-row, St. Luke's, was thrown into a state of excitement owing to the out break of a eerious fire on the premises of Mr. F. Tillett, splint cutter, in Coleman-street. The build ings occupied much ground, and extended back wards into Banner-row ; they were three floors high, and contained a vast amount of machinery ci d goods. A police-constable perceived smoke p ou :irlj from the various windows in the factory. He at 020 gave an alarm, and sent off for the escapes and engines. Meanwhile inmates of the adjoining houses rushed ,:tito the street with their children in arms. Engines were early in arriving, and water the firemen set to work. having been procure d Before any effect could D."' produced upon the flames they had extended to the wt.' rkshopa, another range of premises thirty-six feet lons - and equally broad, but in spite of the most strenuous e eertions the work of devastation continued, and not le. sa than eight ing to ,burning at other houses in close proximity were the back fronts, and a large building beloi;2 4 Mr. P. Mellish, a dyer, was in a blaze. To show the superiority of the land steamers present over :he manual power ones, we may state that the instant water was projected from four lengths of hose from each machine, the same fell in such torrents as to deludge the flames in the adjoining buildings, but the fire could not be extinguished until the factory of Mr. Tillett, including the valuable machinery, and also the workshops were destroyed. The pre mises of Mr. Mellish are also nearly destroyed, and also about nine private buildings, principally let out in tenements, were likewise seriously damaged, and unfortunately the principal sufferers were uninsured. The origin of the fire is at present unknown. Another fire took place in the premises of Mr. A. Linretie, a cabinetmaker, in Windball-street, New North-road. The engines and escapes were soon in attendance, but in spite of a good supply of water the firemen were unable to get the mastery over the fire until the premises were nearly destroyed. The loss will fall upon the Sun Fire Office. The origin of the misfortune is unknown. A firo likewise occurred in the machine room of the Victoria Docks, at Stratford. The ELgilaCii promptly attended and went to work from the mains of the East London Company, but in spite of the exertions of the firemen the flames could not be conquered until the engine -house and the machinery were seriously damaged by fire. The origin of this fire, like the others, is enveloped in obscurity. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon a melan choly and fatal accident took place in Piccadilly. A spirited horse, drawing a clarence belonging to Mr. Ben jamin Brown, of Sillwood House, Addison-road, took fright and ran away. In its headlong course it came in contact with an omnibus with great violence, and in such a manner that although the driver used every endeavour to avoid the collision, the pole of the omnibus entered the vehicle, and, striking the owner on the head, inflicted on him such a blow that ho died almost immediately. To add to the melancholy nature of the accident, the wife and daughter of Mr, drown were in the clarence with him at the time, [s in FALL OF DUFFEL. BERLIN, APRIL 18, The Dappel redoubts were captured this morning by the Prussian troops. Two thousand Danes were made prisoners, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALLS'.-LAST EVENING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 5 to 2 agst Fille de I'Air (taken freely) 7 to' 1 aget General Peel (taken) 8 to 1 agst Sir Roger (taken) 15 to 1 agst Durham (taken) 20 to 1 agst Historian (offered) 20 to 1 agst Paris (offered) 20 to 1 agst Claremont (offered) 25 to 1 aget 1 - loilyfox (taken) 40 to 1 aget knight of Snowden (taken) CHESTER CLP. 10 to 1 agst Lord Zeeland (taken) 10 to 1 agst Change (taken) 20 to 1 agst Oldminster (taken) 20 to 1 aget Greenland (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gordian Knot (offered) THE DERBY. 7 to 1 agat Scottish Chief (offered) 15 to 1 agst Birch Broom (taken) 15 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken) 100 to S aget Coast Guard (offered) 20 to 1 agst General Peel (taken) 25 to 1 agat Forager (taken) 25 to 1 aget Baragah (taken) 30 to 1 agst Ely (taken) 50 to 1 aget Strafford (taken) 66 to 1 aget Hollyfox (taken) RACING FIXTU: [RES FOR 1864. RIL. Lewes Spring l9 Cardiff Newmarket First Spring. 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Blaydon Radcliffe l6 Redditch l6 Bath Manchester (Summer Harpenden Epsom 24 rNE Wye Maidstone 3 Ascot .. Hampton Newton Odiham Bibury .. 22 Beverley Stockbridge Chelmsford 2S, New Forest Hunt 9B Newcastle-on-Tyne 28 Worcester (Summer) Ipswich LY. Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Abingdon Cambridge Liverpool July Stamford Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood Horrible Murder and Suicide. A murder of a very horrible description was yester day discovered to have been perpetrated in No. 5, Leigh.. street, Burton• crescent, in the occupation of Mr. Ashley, a woollen draper and tailor. That gentleman informed the police that he and his family felt some alarm from the fact that they saw blood trickling down the walls et the kitchen, which is below the back parlour. Mr. Ashley, thinking that something was wrong, had tried to gain admission to the back parlour, but this he could not do, nor could he make anyone hear. He also said that the room was occupied by a man of the name of James Pearce and his wile, whose name it is stated was Elizabeth. On the police gaining an entrance into the room most fearful sight presented itself, for on the ground, lying side by side, lay the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, their throats cut in a most fearful manner, and weltering in a pool of blood, By the side of the man was lying a long sheath knife, covered with blood, and it was very evident from its condition that it had been recently sharpened. From the appearance of the bodies it would appear that the man had first murdered his wife and then cut his own throat, The police at once sent off for medical aid, and Mr. J. T. Paul, of 26, Burton-crescent, divisional surgeon of the E division, immediately attended. He made an examination of the bodies and perceived life was extinct, but gave it as his opinion that death had not long taken place. He also made a cursory examination of the bodies (which he had found lying on their backs in separate pools of blood) and found on the female a tremendous cut on the top of the head, extending down to the bone, and which he had no hesita tion in saying had been inflicted by some blunt instrument. There was also an immense cut extending from the front of the neck down to the spine, her head hanging only by a small piece of skin and the bone. This wound alone would have caused instantaneous death. The man had also a very deep cut extending half across the throat, and separating the windpipe, and it was of such a severe character that death must have been instantaneous. Both bodies were fully dressed ; and it was evident that the husband and wife had retired to rest, as they were seen to go into the house last night, and the bed plainly showed that two parties had lain there. Not the slightest disturbance of the room had taken place, and no noise or screaming was heard, although it is stated by the parties in the house that the deceased got up about half-past 5 this morning. The deceased are supposed to he about 35 years of age, and the cause of this dreadful occurrence is supposed to be jea lousy SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, April 19.—Wind this day at noon—South. West; moderate breeze and very fine weather. CLYDE, April 18.—Wind N.—Arrived—A. E. Lovitt, from Ardrosßan for New York. MILFORD, April 17.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Jamaica Packet, screw steamer, for Jamaica. POOLE, April 18.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Venus, for Newfoundland. SWANSEA, April 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Sarah. Fox, from. Huelva. OFF CROOHHAVEN, April 18.—Arrived—China, screw steamer, from New York. BRISTOL, April 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ariel, from Mauritius. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, April 18—Analyist, from Colombo—Margaret Myne, from Groningen—Charity, from Bahia—Lancashire Witch, from Mauritius, DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, in tow—Eagles, from China for London—Con fidence, from J apan for London. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS,;,DIT.E.I Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton April 13. via Marseilles ... May 13. brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. May 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 18. via Marseilles April 62. _ _ _ Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. April 18, via Marseilles.... April 18. India (Bombay), via Southampton April 26. via Marseilles April 21. P0rtuga1.......... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 18. via Marseilles April,2l. Newfoundland .. April 13. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... A pr il 13. by U.S. pack e t.... by Canadian. packet. April 15. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritle .......... April —. b,thamas, via New York ........... . May 5. Medicoico .... . April 28. Alll April 2 8. California. and est Briti e fh Columbia. Chili, P eru , parts of W Indis, including The only change that has taken place in financial affairs to-day is the increasing anxiety lest mon ey become dearer. Indeed, the commereial public are beginning to expect that they will soon have to pay higher terms than th ose now en f orce d i f the intro duction of foreign loans and joint-stock enterprise is to be kept up at its present pace. The public are already committed to some very heavy calls for new companies, and if some more stringent measure be not early adopted for checking the progress with which new companies are brought forward, the requirements for monetary accommodation will eventually grow, to unheard-of proportions. The rate/charged this morning for the negotation of first \ class paper is 71 per cent, FATAL ACCIDENT AT TADIWOETIL—A shocking occurrence took place at Tamworth on Satarday. Mr Charles Fisher, the proprietor of the paper-mill in that town, was gig in g some i nstruct i ons to his workmen respect ing the machi nery, when, his hand having touched a p ulle y , it was drag ge d i nto the mac hi ner y, his arm and part of his body followi ng, an d i n a mome nt the unfortunate man was torn and c rus h e d to death. The de ceased, who had reside d in Tanworth many years, was much respected. He has left a widow and young family. GUN ACCIDENT. —A fatal gun accident occurred at the village of Acomb, near York, on Friday afternoon last. Charles Ireland, an assistant at the private lunatic asylum of Mr S. Nelson, left a loaded gun in one of of the house, and Ilarriet Suter, .a young; the woman, passages thecook at the estab'ishment, took up the gun, and as she was carrying it into the kitchen she let it fall with the butt-end on the floor. The consequence was that the gun went off and shot Nelson in the face, and the poor fellow died in two or three minutes. The girl was not aware that the gun Woes loaded,